LOOK!! No teeth!

[Chris]

Good morning everyone,
I HAD to share this with you. One of my closest friends growing up lived in the flat beneath ours. She was just a year older than I, and married quite young. Alyssa has 3 boys ranging in age from 4-11. The 11 year old was just a toodler when I left, and has always been a small fellow for his age. He's been teased a lot about his stature and weight, and was quite unhappy for the longest time. He was always one of the cutest guys I've ever met despite all of the ridiculing he put up with. In addition to being small, his teeth have been very slow to fall out. They recently started falling out, and it appears they are all falling out at once. Marcus seems quite proud of his "accomplishment", and finally feels like he fits in with the other boys his age.

I was reading my emails this morning, and lo and behold, his Mum sent me the following recent picture of Marcus. According to his parents, he's quite a cad. This picture put the biggest grin on my face this mornng, so I thought it might bring a big grin to yours as well.

MEET MARCUS....albeit toothless!:icon_razz:


http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg45/CMBrock_2008/ToothlessMarcus23-01-3008-1.jpg

Wishing you all a weekend filled with smiles,:)
Chris

[sassy]

Priceless!

[Chris]

Priceless!

He looks as if he just won a gold medal in the "tooth loss" relay!:D Poor kid, I hope he realises that this should be the last time he loses his teeth.:confused:

[snoodles]

Ooohhhhh what a cute little boy !!!!

Thank you for putting a big smile on my face this morning !

Snoodles

[Chris]

Ooohhhhh what a cute little boy !!!!

Thank you for putting a big smile on my face this morning !

Snoodles

You are quite welcome. As small as he is in stature, he makes up for it with his hysterical sense of humour!:)

[Kristi]

What a cutie pie.:wink:

[snoodles]

Chris,
My son was always very small, very short and very thin - he was teased horribly - the whole bit....

He came home from school one day and asked me "Mom - what is a midget ?"

Oohhhhhh I could barely hold it together - don't even remember what I told him to play it down. I do remember going to my bedroom later, closing the door to be alone and crying my eyes out.

Also, when my 2 children were very small - people thought I had twins but my son was nearly 3 years older than my daughter and for a while my daughter was taller than my son as they grew up.

He is now 29 years old and 5'8" or 5'9" tall (not sure exactly height) but he is a good sized man and bulky (not fat) but a very strongly built - sturdy man.
Funny thing - both my son and daughter are the same height to this day and - "I" am the munchkin !!! :wink:

As a child - we were just hoping he would make it to be 5' 2" tall (and that is my height and I am a short female !!! The pediatrician was charting his growth and that was what he was targeted to reach.

During his early teenaged years - he shot straight up !!! So you just never know....

[Chris]

Chris,
My son was always very small, very short and very thin - he was teased horribly - the whole bit....

He came home from school one day and asked me "Mom - what is a midget ?"

Oohhhhhh I could barely hold it together - don't even remember what I told him to play it down. I do remember going to my bedroom later, closing the door to be alone and crying my eyes out.

Also, when my 2 children were very small - people thought I had twins but my son was nearly 3 years older than my daughter and for a while my daughter was taller than my son as they grew up.

He is now 29 years old and 5'8" or 5'9" tall (not sure exactly height) but he is a good sized man and bulky (not fat) but a very strongly built - sturdy man.
Funny thing - both my son and daughter are the same height to this day and - "I" am the munchkin !!! :wink:

As a child - we were just hoping he would make it to be 5' 2" tall (and that is my height and I am a short female !!! The pediatrician was charting his growth and that was what he was targeted to reach.

During his early teenaged years - he shot straight up !!! So you just never know....

Marcus is the smallest of all of his siblings as well. But, his Dad is only about 5'7" (I know he is shorter than I am), and he is a very accomplished writer, so his height never seemed to get in his way. Hopefully, if won't hinder Marcus either.

[Kitty]

:)What a cutie!! Makes me smile just to see his picture!

[AfterMyNap]

LOL, what a little goober!

[Taffy]

Thanks for my first smile of the morning!:D

[Av8rgirl]

Hey Chris, he is quite the looker! What a ham for the camera!

Thanks for the smile!

[KajunButterfly]

AWWWWW........he's such a cutie! Thanks for the pic.

[SallyC]

What a Doll. I have a nine year granddaughter. Is that too young for him? LOL

Made me smile too, Chris..Thanks..:)

[AfterMyNap]

What a Doll. I have a nine year granddaughter. Is that too young for him? LOL

Made me smile too, Chris..Thanks..:)

*shoving Sal aside*

Back off! I want him! I have a car!

[SandyC]

Awwwww, so innocent. I love it! Thanks for sharing.

[Chris]

Thank you everyone.:) We were out most of the day yesterday, and whilst home, I was napping, so I haven't been on here. Of course I can't sleep now.:( I'm going to send Alyssa the link to this thread. Hopefully, she will be able to access it and show it to Marcus. He will be thrilled to know he was on the internet. He's quite shy, and will be thrilled to see what everyone wrote about him. He could use a good boost. It breaks my heart when I read some of the things he puts up with from the other kids his age. They try and make him the "big shot" at home, but kids are smart and pick up on things, so he get's down after school days quite often.

Michael and I have seen him on tape, and we're both convinced he is either going to be a comedian or some type of entertainer when he grows up. He really is funny. Often times I have to remind myself that he is still a child when we are watching up. We're hoping they may come over to the states sometime this coming summer. It's just so expensive for a large family. Everyone in GB talks about coming to the US and visitng Florida and California, and they aren't the exception. I don't know what it is about Florida and California, but those seem to be the destination trips for most Brits.

Thank you again for your lovely comments. Hopefully, Marcus will be able to see them.:)